Jenna:
"He wants someone pure, someone who’s never been with anyone. But he also wants someone who’s willing to show him what she can do for him instead of just thinking, ’Oh my Goddess, when I marry him, I’ll get so much from him.’"
Gigi rolled her eyes as she talked about women like that.
And I agreed with her.
Those kinds of women were horrible.
"Nobody should take advantage of anyone," Gigi remarked.
I nodded in agreement.
"But you didn’t answer my question, Jenna. I’ll ask you again. Are you ready to do anything for him?" she pressed.
I gulped before nodding.
"Yes. Anything."
I sounded even more confident after saying those words out loud.
"That’s what I wanted to hear," she replied with a small nod.
"But listen, you won’t approach him. I’ll fix everything between you two, and I won’t make you look desperate. We want him to make the effort, okay?"
I agreed with her wholeheartedly.
I wanted him to want me.
So I was ready to do whatever she told me.
"Let me come up with a little script," she said, snapping her fingers.
"A cute love story. Oh my Goddess, yes!" she squealed, jumping up and down a few times.
Not once did her heels wobble.
She had incredible balance.
"What do you mean?" I asked shyly.
"Alpha kings are special, so meeting their mate should be special too. A love story. A tale they can tell their friends and guests. But because you’re so shy, I’ll have to create that story for you. And don’t worry, it’ll be good," Gigi assured me with a wink.
I trusted her completely.
So when she started to leave, I had to tell her the one thing that had been weighing on me.
"Lady Lucille made me promise not to be seen with you," I admitted, shrinking my shoulders as I spoke.
What if she got upset and decided not to help me?
Gigi stopped dead in her tracks and turned around.
I was shocked to see tears filling her eyes.
But she smiled through them.
"I know," she replied in a broken voice.
"Jenna— I’m a victim of abuse."
She paused.
That statement alone completely blew my mind.
Then she said the next word.
"Rape."
I felt as though the ground should open up and swallow me whole.
The broken woman standing in front of me was still smiling.
"Lady Lucille doesn’t like me because I’m not pure, Jenna. But I won’t let that come between our friendship. Don’t worry. I’ll be very careful not to let Lady Lucille see us together."
She lowered her gaze.
"I wouldn’t want to hurt your reputation by having people see you with an impure woman like me."
Gigi’s voice was heartbreaking.
In that moment, everything changed for me.
Behind all that confidence and composure was a woman who had survived the worst kind of crime.
She gave me a small wave before walking out.

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